On Thursday, 17 May 2012, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) will convene the Seventh Facilitation Meeting on Implementing the Outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in Room III, Conference Centre of the International Labour Organization (ILO) from 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm.

Participants will exchange information and discuss progress in implementing 3 of the 11 WSIS Action Lines:

C1. The role of public governance authorities and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development

C7. ICT applications - eGovernment

C11. International and regional cooperation

The purpose of the Seventh Facilitation Meeting, which is open to all stakeholders from the public and private sectors, civil society, and international organizations, is to:

Inform participants of the meetings on the respective sub group’s activities and to provide a platform to exchange information and experiences;

To identify the proprietary areas for implementation within the Action Lines; and

To create synergies among different stakeholders for more effective knowledge sharing and collaboration in order to ensure the implementation of WSIS at the international, regional and national levels.

On Thursday 17 May 2012 the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs UNDESA will convene the Seventh Facilitation Meeting on Implementing the Outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society WSIS in Room III Conference Centre of the International Labour Organization ILO from 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm Participants will exchange information and discuss progress in implementing 3 of the 11 WSIS Action Lines C1 The role of public governance authorities and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development C7 ICT applications - eGovernment C11 International and regional cooperation The purpose of the Seventh Facilitation Meeting which is open to all stakeholders from the public and private sectors civil society and international organizations is to Inform participants of the meetings on the respective sub group’s activities and to provide a platform to exchange information and experiences To identify the